Category Archives: Sports
Hosting major sporting events 'worthwhile' for Canada: van Koeverden
Adam van Koeverden knows just how big 2026 is for sport across Canada. While Toronto and Vancouver are readying to host some of the biggest soccer stars in the world as part of this summer's FIFA Worl...
Jan 31, 2026
Chuck Lefley, who won two Stanley Cups with Montreal in the '70s, dead at 76
MONTREAL - Chuck Lefley, who won two Stanley Cup titles as a centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the early 1970s, has died at 76. The Canadiens said in a release Saturday that Lefley died Monday in ...
Jan 31, 2026
TWolves fall to Thunderbirds to begin final road weekend of Canada West season
VANCOUVER - It was another tough outing for the UNBC basketball teams in Vancouver as they went up against the powerhouse UBC Thunderbirds in Canada West action Friday (Jan. 30) night.The UNBC men dro...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Kyle Ancheta/UBC Thunderbirds)
Spruce Kings shutout Eagles to win fifth straight game
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have won their fifth game in a row, as they knocked off the Surrey Eagles 5-0 in their only game of the weekend Friday (Jan. 30) night.Five different pla...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Prince George Spruce Kings)
Cougars win streak ends at five after defeat in Kelowna
KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars five-game winning streak come to an end after they were beaten 4-2 by the Kelowna Rockets Friday (Jan. 30) at Prospera PlaceKooper Gizowski and Riley Ashe scored fo...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Steve Dunsmoor/Kelowna Rockets)
NBA suspends Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George 25 games for violating anti-drug policy
Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers has been suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug program, the league announced Saturday. The NBA did not disclose the nature of the viol...
Jan 31, 2026
NBA suspends Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George 25 games for violating anti-drug policy
Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers has been suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's Anti-Drug Program, the league announced Saturday. The NBA did not disclose the nature of the viol...
Jan 31, 2026
Canada's Howden wins bronze final in World Cup ski cross event before Olympics
VIGO DI FASSA - Canada's Reece Howden is heading into the Milan Cortina Olympics off of another podium finish after winning bronze in a World Cup men's ski cross race on Saturday. Howden, from Chilliw...
Jan 31, 2026
Julian de Guzman, Melissa Tancredi named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
Julian de Guzman and Melissa Tancredi, who together earned more than 200 caps for Canada, have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026. De Guzman was a trailblazer, t...
Jan 31, 2026
Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday that avenged her loss in the championship decider here...
Jan 31, 2026